How to Use cursory in a Sentence

cursory

adjective

• The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.
• Even the most cursory look at the organization's records shows problems.
• Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.
• Even a cursory examination of cable-news websites reveals who ranks where in this regard.
  — Sebastian Junger, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Sadly, Google’s summaries are often too cursory to feel satisfying.
  — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• The show is cute – and sometimes cursory, rough around the edges.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2023
• In any case the review of the results here are cursory at best.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2013
• The 2018 study was the first of its kind to do more than a cursory look at WNV in ruffed grouse in Wisconsin.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2019
• But for a cursory look at where to retire in Ohio, check out the list below.
  — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022
• In this cursory picture, things still look good, but this is far from the whole story.
  — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 26 June 2022
• But at a cursory glance, its full battlefield appears to be one of the biggest in the genre.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2020
• The school had drilled for just this sort of emergency, but this was real, not a cursory test run.
  — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 May 2017
• From a cursory watch, the movie plays as a classic A.I. apocalypse, rise-of-the-machines flick.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2019
• The Cavs earned a cursory win in Game 4 before a Game 5 loss back at Oracle.
  — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• And any cursory scroll of the platform will likely show you fewer big brand ads.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
• Still, 18 is worth a cursory spin, for Beck fans and tabloid ambulance chasers alike.
  — Dan Epstein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022
• From even a cursory fact check, the claim seems dubious.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 4 Jan. 2017
• Then there was a nurse who did a cursory checkup and wrote my name down on a register.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2020
• Strip away the cursory Christmas rituals – the TV specials, the lights, the gifts, the music – and what remains is home.
  — Frank T. McAndrew, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
• As even a cursory glance at IMDb will tell you, no female writer lasted very long at the show.
  — Stacy Rukeyser, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2017
• After a cursory check, the nurse determined there were no broken bones and sent Abuha back to his tent at the mine to rest and try to recoup.
  — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2018
• But even a cursory glance at the news that emanates from the Buddhist world reveals a more sanguinary state of affairs.
  — Amar Diwakar, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2018
• Yet to believe he has been mistreated by the NCAA requires only a cursory glance at the case.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2018
• A cursory examination of the car found no signs of foul play.
  — Samantha Matsumoto, OregonLive.com, 7 Aug. 2017
• Such a place demanded a conscious look rather than a cursory glance.
  — Farha Mukri, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
• In a final test, the researchers did a cursory look at some of the other bacteria the dryers were blowing around.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2018
• Even the most-cursory look at their story brings up nagging questions.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2018
• As a cursory look at Android P, though, this post is probably long enough.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2018
• Even a cursory look is a fascinating view of the early days of Apple.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2017
• Cognitive assessments are too cursory to detect the subtleties of MCI.
  — WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024